Never grab hold of a skillet that just came out of a

[sinkingfeeling]

425 degree oven. It's my right hand. Does any one know how long it takes to heal from second degree
burns?

[gab13by13]

1. I burned mine bad while working in Tracy California

The people at work sprayed prescription silvadine (sp) on my burns but I had to keep spraying it. I stopped at a Chinese fish and chips for supper and the nice lady saw my burns and gave me a tube of Ching Wan Hung, all natural ointment. I put it on my burns and put a vinyl glove over it. Replaced the ointment when needed. I actually had blisters. Overnight the blisters went down enough for me to work the next day with vinyl gloves on. Within 3 days my hand was healed enough that it didn't bother me. The workers at the plant couldn't believe it, so they ordered themselves some of the ointment.

[sinkingfeeling]

7. Thanks. I doubt f I can find it here.

[gab13by13]

9. It's on line but you need it now

Maybe for next time?

[Phoenix61]

2. Ouch! So sorry that happened.

First time I used a cast iron skillet on the stove I grabbed the handle not realizing it would get hot too.

[Tarzanrock]

3. A long time

See a doctor and make sure that you have plenty of the right type of burn ointment -- use a lot of it on that hand. The last thing you want now is an infection in that burn area.

[WhiteTara]

11. good advice

and welcome DU

[sinkingfeeling]

12. My son went to Walgreens and got a lidocaine/aloe vera burn spray and some

moist burn pads. He wrapped it for me.

[2naSalit]

14. +1

Welcome to DU

[RockRaven]

4. Oh no!... It's probably going to be a couple of weeks. 1-3 weeks is typically given as the time

but it depends on things like where on your body, size, and age/health.

That stinks, I'm sorry.

[sinkingfeeling]

10. I feel so stupid. I was going to make a sauce in the same skillet I'd just taken the

pork tenderloin out of. Spilled my broth all over the cat and the floor!

[gab13by13]

13. Not lying, my blisters went away in 3 days.

Don't be surprised if your pharmacies carry that ointment.

[Ferrets are Cool]

21. Hope your cat is ok.

[RockRaven]

26. Accidents happen, as much as one tries to prevent them. One thing that we do in our house is

have unnecessarily many oven mitts next to the stove, and when a hot pan comes out of the oven and gets set down anywhere we slide an oven mitt onto the handle to indicate it is hot. That doesn't help with stubby pot handles or lids, of course, and you can't pick up the pan with that oven mitt on the handle b/c doing so is too unsteady, so it isn't perfect by any means. There's always a downside or risk somewhere.

[unweird]

5. I flirt with that disaster every cornbread baked

And I’ve come close. I would like to post a print of your post in my cast iron skillet.

From the google: Second-degree burns typically heal within 7 to 21 days. The burned area may permanently become darker or lighter in color and may form a scar. A scald burn that forms a blister is a good example of a second-degree burn.

Good luck with a speedy recovery. I imagine some folks can share suggestions. All I can contribute is for immediately after being burned to submerge the burned area in an ice bath as long as you can to counteract the burn itself. Which ain’t much help with the healing process.

[sinkingfeeling]

8. I've always been told to hold the burn under cool, not cold, running water.

[lastlib]

24. YES! COOL, not cold!

Cold water/ice can cause "freezer burn"--which is almost as bad as the original burn. It's going to be a shock to the tissue.

[sprinkleeninow]

6. I think, yes please, see a doctor. 😧

[gab13by13]

15. I don't shop at Walmart

but it appears that it has Ching wan Hung. I'm telling you it worked better than the prescription spray they gave me. It has Sesame oil and beeswax and some other natural ingredients.

[sinkingfeeling]

17. Thanks so much for doing the research on this. I'll check it out tomorrow if it doesn't snow here.

[2naSalit]

16. Second degree burns should be seen by a doctor.

Hands heal in weird ways. I had a second degree burn on the back of my hand once. It blistered and I went into a mild shock. The good part was that I was in the company of a doctor who witnessed the event and tended to my burns for me. We used a few homeopathic topicals over the first couple days and it healed faster than I had expected. I was down to flaky scabs in about five days. But he lanced the blisters the next morning, left the skin on and applied comfrey salve oil (hadn't added the beeswax yet) and a tree sap called dragon's blood that works as a latex coating but has healing properties as well. I added more comfrey every time I changed the dressing and it healed rally fast. I didn't have any pain after the first night but the comfrey may have helped with that too.

Check your local heathfood/organic foods store.

[Tarzanrock]

18. You need antibiotics to quell any possible/potential infection

Burn wounds are dangerously susceptible to infections and even sepsis.
One of the best kitchen investments which anyone can make is to acquire high end, long, high temperature oven mittens or oven gloves. I've scorched my forearms enough times to know that reaching into a hot oven with a pot holder is a mistake.
https://www.pamperedchef.com/shop/Kitchen+Tools/Cooking+Accessories/Silicone+Oven+Mitt+Set/100198

[yellowdogintexas]

33. "As seen on TV" .....the Ove Glove

https://www.amazon.com/Ove-Glove/s?k=Ove+Glove

I have two of these and they are amazing; they are at least 10 years old.

[Luciferous]

19. Ouch! Hope it feels better soon.

[True Dough]

20. Owwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!

That's gotta hurt!

I once had a pancake on the go and the flat-top shorted out but the oven still worked. I turned on the oven and slid the frying pan inside. After several minutes, I went to pull the pan out with my bare hand and stopped just short of wrapping my fingers around the handle. So close! Then I grabbed an oven mitt and narrowly avoided the same injury you have.

Hope it heals quickly, sinkingfeeling.

[leighbythesea2]

22. Oh dear! You poor thing.

Are you right handed? So sorry, it’s a few weeks I think.

[tishaLA]

23. Ouch! I always wrap the handle with a towel

when I take a skillet out of the oven. It's one of the most useful things I've learned from ATK.

I hope it heals quickly!

[MontanaMama]

25. Dang it!

I’ve done this exact thing more than once. Once I soaked my hand in ice water because it was the only way to dull the pain….I actually gave myself frostbite which made it all worse. So, don’t do that!

I’m sorry. Lots of good advice aboce and if you think you need to have it checked out by a doctor…definitely do. It’s your hand and you need it.

[Retrograde]

27. Ouch!

The closest I've come was using a thin dishtowel - and I learned quickly that that wasn't a good idea!

If you're lucky, it may feel better in a day, depending on how long you held it. If not, it's something to see a professional about.

[AndyS]

28. I learned this lesson the same way.

We all go on auto pilot in the kitchen; see pan, pick it up by the handle.

I use a pot holder to get it out of the oven and after that the pot holder never leaves the handle until it goes into the dish washer. If I'm using an oven mit I turn it around and slide the handle inside the mit.

[sinkingfeeling]

29. Here's the offending skillet with its little handle mitt that

I hadn't put on it. It was just stupid. I noticed it wasn't sitting straight on the burner and just reached for it.

[NJCher]

30. I know I know

I am gettig over a burn from taking a mug from the micro. Fortunately I used my left hand and it only hurt the first day. Band aids are protecting it for now.

I felt stupid, too. Just was on autopilot, not thinking. Pretty much happens to all of us.

[Lars39]

31. I did the exact same thing a couple of weeks ago.

It was a skillet I usually Doug in the oven. I had to have antibiotics because it was in my lymphatic arm. Took a couple of weeks, but my burn wasn’t near as large.
Hope you heal quickly.

[Major Nikon]

32. If you remember to put them on, silicone handles work well

They are good up to 500F and work much better than using a towel or potholder

https://www.lodgecastiron.com/product/silicone-handle-holder?sku=ASHH41